A cockpit mix-up left more than 30 passengers on India’s Jet Airway’s
flight bleeding from their ears and noses on Thursday after the crew
forgot to flick a switch regulating cabin air pressure.

The Jet Airways flight to Jaipur had to turn back as the alarming
symptoms became apparent, the airline said, with one traveller
describing “panic” on board.

The plane carrying 166 passengers landed back in Mumbai and those
affected were given medical attention while alternative flights were
arranged, Jet Airways said. The flight crew “has been taken off
scheduled duties pending investigation”, the company said in a
statement.

People on board posted photos and videos of the calamity online, with
one purported passenger, Darshak Hathi, uploading footage on Twitter
showing travellers using oxygen masks.

The incident is the latest in a string of embarrassing incidents for
the airline, which like other Indian carriers has been suffering
financially. In January, two Jet Airways pilots were grounded for
getting into a brawl and storming out of the cockpit briefly during a
New Year’s Day flight from London to Mumbai.